Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-04
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NORTH IBAHO

The bill providing for the annexation
Of North Idaho 10 Washington Terri.
tory has passed both houses OF Con-
Rrses. aud, except In the very imps b.
bic event OF lbs veto by the President
will AZ once become Las. Thus comes
10 successful conclusion an agitation
which has been carried on with vsryIne
degrees Of intensity ever since the 70
gion affected became sufficiently pepn
Ions for tho people 10 feel their isolated
position.
How North Idaho ever happened TO BE-
cot OF fron Washington Territory, ID
would be difficult 10 say. 1t surely va
not because OF the physical features OF
The country. for the boundary which il
soon TO disappear from the map Il
merely an imaginary line drawn. for the
most part, through levsl plain. The
interests Of the pc pie Of North Idaho
and those Of the people Of Eastern
Washington Rre Ia every way identical
and their political separation has al.
ways been q hardship, especially 10 the
former. North Idaho IL a region sep
aEAted from the main body OF Idaho
and from Mentana by mountains And
rivers. II is easily accessible only from
Washington Territory and IL naturally
- much part Of this Territory as aay
OF It's outlying counties
Extraordinary a. II is that North
idaho was ever separated from wash
ingtou, Il Is still more extraordinary
thai they were not reunited long ago.
The people of North Idaho have foi
many years been practically unanimeas
10 favor OF annexation and have ex-
pressed their desire st the POLLS over and
over again. TIE people Of Washington
Territory have, of course. been ecu illy
unanimous In their desire for the
change, and the people OF South idaho
have also desired 10. The wishes Of III.
people Of the two Territories have re
peaasdly been expressed throaet
memorials from the Legislatures, tesa
lulions Of the political conventions of
both parties, and In every possible way
Uniil the present, however. The matter
has been neglected. not because Of hes
tiiisy 10 annexation from any quarter
but rather because Of the traditional
slovnesa Of Congress to aci in q matter
In Shish no one in particular il 90
pscially interested. The reunion Of shs
parted sisters will not be less jsyfal
however. because il has been lons De
layed.
The territory thus added 10 washins.
500 is 1899 square miles ia extent, or
Aboat one quarter OF The present siEs Of
the Territory. II seatAnus popalAiios
OF fros awsnty TO iwsnty 6vs thousand
tie principal occupations 6esaS uainiDs
and farming. The sOsthern portion Of
The district consists Of sHesilens farmius
and sraSias land. TIE northern por
Et~@ q" NsNSAsAAA&@As NMA gANNtsts So
raEt Of the Erest Ccsar d'Alene usinipc
region. -Four ooausies will BE- added .o
Washington Territory BY tbs AnntxA
ton, and beth houses Of the Territorial
Legislature vill be Increased BIZ ths
addition Of msms re representing the
nsw counties.
With this msgniassns addition
Washington is mere than ever sati,lsa
10 The crown 81 Ssatsheod. aud thu ia.
justice Of keeping her fron her rishs
appears mere elArine than ever. The
population Of the TsFri,sty a. enlarged
sanaot be mech less than quarter 81
millica, snd before tie saa Of tee
rresana year IL Sill aHqaesaouably sx
coed shRs nsaFs. TIE iEjsssies az
kseriRs sash csmmaaity in The Ter.
Fiioriai eanditlOa is too great 20 h
permitted for arr great length ~ tine.
Tire annexatios OF Ssfth IaAko Il pos
only great a3vsssAss 10 shs Tsssssery
IL itssif. eai Il 10 losg step ia tie
direction Of Statehood. IAs sitsssns
Of Washington Tertiary are % he
congratulated.